meteorologicadj.
/ˌmiːtɪərəˈlɒdʒɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmidiər(ə)ˈlɑdʒɪk/ Now chiefly U.S.
= meteorological adj.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > [adjective]
meteorological1570
meteorologic1662
Met1940
1662 T. Stanley Hist. Chaldaick Philos. 36 It consists of two parts; one Meteorologick, which considers the Motions of the Stars; the other Apotelesmatick, which regards Divination.
1762 Philos. Trans. 1761 (Royal Soc.) 52 7 But no such thing occurs at present; unless you should be of opinion, that the two following accounts, in the meteorologic way, are so in some degree.
1857 Westm. Rev. Apr. 447 Not only has every extensive region its own meteorologic conditions, but [etc.].
1873 Nature 11 Dec. 103/2 Meteorologic sections of the atmosphere.
1967 Idle Moments (Austral.) Sept. 27/2 Because human beings must spend their lives at or near the bottom of a..gaseous soup called the atmosphere,..they will register ‘meteorologic stimuli’ more or less constantly.
1993 Sci. Amer. June 44 According to meteorologic records, the mean temperature of the atmosphere has increased by slightly more than half a degree in the past century.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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